Six Nations, Week One – Review

By Steve Heath WALES COME TO THE PARTY BEARING GIFTS My favourite time of year – Six Nations kick off. However due to a particularly stressful job, I slept through…

Scotland v France – The Verdict

By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Scotland 9 France 18 FRANCE looked ominously good in this win against Scotland they were worth far more than the nine-point winning margin…

England v Wales – The Verdict

By Paul Morgan, Editor of Rugby World Magazine Another Six Nations game which proved the fine margins that are present in top flight international rugby. So little separates the five…

What’s Hot and Not in January!

From Rugby World reader, Larissa Falls Got any to add? Hot: Brian O’Driscoll… Voted player of the decade. Consensus so far is you’ll love the decision if you’re north of…

RBS 6 Nations Predictions

From Rugby World reader, Kate Bamber The Six Nations kicks off this weekend, and there is plenty more rugby in the LV= Cup. Here are my previews and predictions for…

Anglo-Welsh (LV Cup) Predictions

From Rugby World reader, Kate Bamber LV= Cup Ospreys v Leeds Carnegie The Ospreys were crushed 40-19 by the Dragons last week on the back of their Heineken Cup win…

A Six Nations verdict

From Rugby World reader, Larissa Falls England: Positive: Hardest games against Wales and Ireland are at home Negative: Their game plan! They need one after a lack of ideas in…

Wasps 13 Llanelli Scarlets 18

By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine If you can get a bookmaker to give you odds on the 2011-12 Heineken Cup then stick a sneaky bet on the…

Toulouse the team to beat in Heineken

By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine Toulouse should be confirmed as the red-hot favourites for the Heineken Cup, after the quarter-finals were confirmed and semi-finals drawn. The three-time…

The Leinster lock showed he has a head for heights during Ireland’s Autumn Tests. It was a glum day on the Emerald Isle when it was confirmed that Paul O’Connell…